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Joshua 21

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    WEBThen the heads of fathers’ houses of the Levites came near to Eleazar the priest, and to Joshua the son of Nun, and to the heads of fathers’ houses of the tribes of the children of Israel.
    KJVThen came near the heads of the fathers of the Levites unto Eleazar the priest, and unto Joshua the son of Nun, and unto the heads of the fathers of the tribes of the children of Israel;
  2. 2
    WEBThey spoke to them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, “Yahweh commanded through Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with their pasture lands for our livestock.”
    KJVAnd they spake unto them at Shiloh in the land of Canaan, saying, The LORD commanded by the hand of Moses to give us cities to dwell in, with the suburbs thereof for our cattle.
  3. 3
    WEBThe children of Israel gave to the Levites out of their inheritance, according to the commandment of Yahweh, these cities with their pasture lands.
    KJVAnd the children of Israel gave unto the Levites out of their inheritance, at the commandment of the LORD, these cities and their suburbs.
  4. 4
    WEBThe lot came out for the families of the Kohathites. The children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had thirteen cities by lot out of the tribe of Judah, out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin.
    KJVAnd the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites: and the children of Aaron the priest, which were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of Simeon, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.
  5. 5
    WEBThe rest of the children of Kohath had ten cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh.
    KJVAnd the rest of the children of Kohath had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and out of the tribe of Dan, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh, ten cities.
  6. 6
    WEBThe children of Gershon had thirteen cities by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, out of the tribe of Asher, out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half-tribe of Manasseh in Bashan.
    KJVAnd the children of Gershon had by lot out of the families of the tribe of Issachar, and out of the tribe of Asher, and out of the tribe of Naphtali, and out of the half tribe of Manasseh in Bashan, thirteen cities.
  7. 7
    WEBThe children of Merari according to their families had twelve cities out of the tribe of Reuben, out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun.
    KJVThe children of Merari by their families had out of the tribe of Reuben, and out of the tribe of Gad, and out of the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities.
  8. 8
    WEBThe children of Israel gave these cities with their pasture lands by lot to the Levites, as Yahweh commanded by Moses.
    KJVAnd the children of Israel gave by lot unto the Levites these cities with their suburbs, as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.
  9. 9
    WEBThey gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are mentioned by name:
    KJVAnd they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,
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    WEBand they were for the children of Aaron, of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi; for theirs was the first lot.
    KJVWhich the children of Aaron, being of the families of the Kohathites, who were of the children of Levi, had: for theirs was the first lot.
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    WEBThey gave them Kiriath Arba, named after the father of Anak (also called Hebron), in the hill country of Judah, with its pasture lands around it.
    KJVAnd they gave them the city of Arba the father of Anak, which city is Hebron, in the hill country of Judah, with the suburbs thereof round about it.
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    WEBBut they gave the fields of the city and its villages to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
    KJVBut the fields of the city, and the villages thereof, gave they to Caleb the son of Jephunneh for his possession.
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    WEBTo the children of Aaron the priest they gave Hebron with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Libnah with its pasture lands,
    KJVThus they gave to the children of Aaron the priest Hebron with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah with her suburbs,
  14. 14
    WEBJattir with its pasture lands, Eshtemoa with its pasture lands,
    KJVAnd Jattir with her suburbs, and Eshtemoa with her suburbs,
  15. 15
    WEBHolon with its pasture lands, Debir with its pasture lands,
    KJVAnd Holon with her suburbs, and Debir with her suburbs,
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    WEBAin with its pasture lands, Juttah with its pasture lands, and Beth Shemesh with its pasture lands: nine cities out of those two tribes.
    KJVAnd Ain with her suburbs, and Juttah with her suburbs, and Beth-shemesh with her suburbs; nine cities out of those two tribes.
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    WEBOut of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with its pasture lands, Geba with its pasture lands,
    KJVAnd out of the tribe of Benjamin, Gibeon with her suburbs, Geba with her suburbs,
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    WEBAnathoth with its pasture lands, and Almon with its pasture lands: four cities.
    KJVAnathoth with her suburbs, and Almon with her suburbs; four cities.
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    WEBAll the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
    KJVAll the cities of the children of Aaron, the priests, were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
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    WEBThe families of the children of Kohath, the Levites, even the rest of the children of Kohath, had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
    KJVAnd the families of the children of Kohath, the Levites which remained of the children of Kohath, even they had the cities of their lot out of the tribe of Ephraim.
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    WEBThey gave them Shechem with its pasture lands in the hill country of Ephraim, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Gezer with its pasture lands,
    KJVFor they gave them Shechem with her suburbs in mount Ephraim, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer with her suburbs,
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    WEBKibzaim with its pasture lands, and Beth Horon with its pasture lands: four cities.
    KJVAnd Kibzaim with her suburbs, and Beth-horon with her suburbs; four cities.
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    WEBOut of the tribe of Dan, Elteke with its pasture lands, Gibbethon with its pasture lands,
    KJVAnd out of the tribe of Dan, Eltekeh with her suburbs, Gibbethon with her suburbs,
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    WEBAijalon with its pasture lands, Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: four cities.
    KJVAijalon with her suburbs, Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; four cities.
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    WEBOut of the half-tribe of Manasseh, Taanach with its pasture lands, and Gath Rimmon with its pasture lands: two cities.
    KJVAnd out of the half tribe of Manasseh, Tanach with her suburbs, and Gath-rimmon with her suburbs; two cities.
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    WEBAll the cities of the families of the rest of the children of Kohath were ten with their pasture lands.
    KJVAll the cities were ten with their suburbs for the families of the children of Kohath that remained.
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    WEBThey gave to the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the half-tribe of Manasseh Golan in Bashan with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Be Eshterah with its pasture lands: two cities.
    KJVAnd unto the children of Gershon, of the families of the Levites, out of the other half tribe of Manasseh they gave Golan in Bashan with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Beesh-terah with her suburbs; two cities.
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    WEBOut of the tribe of Issachar, Kishion with its pasture lands, Daberath with its pasture lands,
    KJVAnd out of the tribe of Issachar, Kishon with her suburbs, Dabareh with her suburbs,
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    WEBJarmuth with its pasture lands, En Gannim with its pasture lands: four cities.
    KJVJarmuth with her suburbs, En-gannim with her suburbs; four cities.
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    WEBOut of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with its pasture lands, Abdon with its pasture lands,
    KJVAnd out of the tribe of Asher, Mishal with her suburbs, Abdon with her suburbs,
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    WEBHelkath with its pasture lands, and Rehob with its pasture lands: four cities.
    KJVHelkath with her suburbs, and Rehob with her suburbs; four cities.
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    WEBOut of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, Hammothdor with its pasture lands, and Kartan with its pasture lands: three cities.
    KJVAnd out of the tribe of Naphtali, Kedesh in Galilee with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Hammoth-dor with her suburbs, and Kartan with her suburbs; three cities.
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    WEBAll the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their pasture lands.
    KJVAll the cities of the Gershonites according to their families were thirteen cities with their suburbs.
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    WEBTo the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with its pasture lands, Kartah with its pasture lands,
    KJVAnd unto the families of the children of Merari, the rest of the Levites, out of the tribe of Zebulun, Jokneam with her suburbs, and Kartah with her suburbs,
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    WEBDimnah with its pasture lands, and Nahalal with its pasture lands: four cities.
    KJVDimnah with her suburbs, Nahalal with her suburbs; four cities.
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    WEBOut of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with its pasture lands, Jahaz with its pasture lands,
    KJVAnd out of the tribe of Reuben, Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
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    WEBKedemoth with its pasture lands, and Mephaath with its pasture lands: four cities.
    KJVKedemoth with her suburbs, and Mephaath with her suburbs; four cities.
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    WEBOut of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with its pasture lands, the city of refuge for the man slayer, and Mahanaim with its pasture lands,
    KJVAnd out of the tribe of Gad, Ramoth in Gilead with her suburbs, to be a city of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim with her suburbs,
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    WEBHeshbon with its pasture lands, Jazer with its pasture lands: four cities in all.
    KJVHeshbon with her suburbs, Jazer with her suburbs; four cities in all.
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    WEBAll these were the cities of the children of Merari according to their families, even the rest of the families of the Levites. Their lot was twelve cities.
    KJVSo all the cities for the children of Merari by their families, which were remaining of the families of the Levites, were by their lot twelve cities.
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    WEBAll the cities of the Levites among the possessions of the children of Israel were forty-eight cities with their pasture lands.
    KJVAll the cities of the Levites within the possession of the children of Israel were forty and eight cities with their suburbs.
  42. 42
    WEBEach of these cities included their pasture lands around them. It was this way with all these cities.
    KJVThese cities were every one with their suburbs round about them: thus were all these cities.
  43. 43
    WEBSo Yahweh gave to Israel all the land which he swore to give to their fathers. They possessed it, and lived in it.
    KJVAnd the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.
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    WEBYahweh gave them rest all around, according to all that he swore to their fathers. Not a man of all their enemies stood before them. Yahweh delivered all their enemies into their hand.
    KJVAnd the LORD gave them rest round about, according to all that he sware unto their fathers: and there stood not a man of all their enemies before them; the LORD delivered all their enemies into their hand.
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    WEBNothing failed of any good thing which Yahweh had spoken to the house of Israel. All came to pass.
    KJVThere failed not ought of any good thing which the LORD had spoken unto the house of Israel; all came to pass.
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